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plan ![click to hear : plan click to hear : plan](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
nave ![click to hear : nave click to hear : nave](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Area between the transept and the porch of the cathedral where the congregation gathers.
crossing ![click to hear : crossing click to hear : crossing](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Area located at the crossing of the transept and the nave of the cathedral.
choir ![click to hear : choir click to hear : choir](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Area just beyond the transept where the clergy stand during the liturgy.
apse ![click to hear : apse click to hear : apse](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Vaulted or polygonal area forming the end of the choir where the high altar is usually located.
chevet ![click to hear : chevet click to hear : chevet](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Semicircular area at the back of the cathedral that includes the apse and the ambulatory.
porch ![click to hear : porch click to hear : porch](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Part of a cathedral’s façade where the doors open; it can vary in depth.
aisle ![click to hear : aisle click to hear : aisle](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Lateral nave, usually separated from the main nave by a row of columns.
transept ![click to hear : transept click to hear : transept](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Transverse area separating the choir from the nave and forming the arms of a cross.
ambulatory ![click to hear : ambulatory click to hear : ambulatory](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Gallery that makes it possible to walk around the cathedral’s choir, starting from the transept.
apsidiole ![click to hear : apsidiole click to hear : apsidiole](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Small lateral chapel arranged in a semicircle behind the choir surrounding the apse.
Lady chapel ![click to hear : Lady chapel click to hear : Lady chapel](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Chapel located beyond the walls at the back of the cathedral, in the axis of the nave.